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Hola Natalia, que te averiguen la Inmunoglobulina M y te doy mas datos asi sabes por que pedir la IgM.
Espero que el ingles no te sea dificil.
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Saludos, Miguel.

Hola Natalia, si van a hacer microaglutinacion en tubo (MAT) de Martin y Petit, que es lo habitual, esta prueba me parece que no diferencia entre las diferentes inmunoglobulinas. Pues solo se aparean diferentes diluciones del suero con los cultivos de los distintos tipos de serovares, que debe tener el laboratorio.
Nuestro lab solo hace deteccion de Leptospiras en sangre o en orina concentrada (IFD), MAT y Cultivo de sangre y orina en medio liquido EMJH.
Que prueba le van a hacer?

Saludos

Leonardo

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Diagnosis. Given the nonspecific symptoms often associated with Leptospira infection, definitive diagnosis must be based on the combination of symptoms and results from laboratory and serologic tests. Despite this, however, Leptospirosis should be among the primary suspected causes of illness in dogs presenting with sudden-onset kidney dysfunction. Laboratory testing of blood chemistry and urine provide evidence of abnormalities of components of the blood, elevation in liver enzymes, electrolyte imbalances, and active urinary sediments all consistent with vascular, liver, and kidney disease associated with Leptospira infection. The most commonly used serologic test includes the microscopic agglutination test (MAT), which titrates reactivity of antibodies in the patient's serum with live leptospires. Limitations to MAT include false-negative results early in the course of the disease, reduced positive response in vaccinated dogs that may be harboring chronic infection, and cross-reactivity excluding the ability to distinguish between serovars. Other serological tests including the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and microcapsular agglutination test (MCAT) are more specific, reducing false-positives associated with vaccinal responses and providing earlier detection by monitoring immunoglobulins specific for immune response to infection (IgM), respectively.